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House lawmakers urge Biden to delay Afghanistan withdrawal till evacuations complete  The Washington Post ‘It was so scary’: American describes getting to Kabul airport after Taliban takeover  CNN Biden Shouldn’t Let the Taliban Control the Afghanistan Evacuation  Bloomberg Opinion | Will Afghanistan Take

Remarks by President Biden on the Ongoing Evacuation Efforts in Afghanistan and the House Vote on the Build Back Better Agenda  The White House

With prime-time coverage and more competitors than ever before, the Tokyo Paralympic Games have a number of “firsts.” (Image credit: Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

In his 4th Games, 34-year-old from Shfaram wins 100m backstroke event on first day of competitions; sports minister fetes ‘huge achievement’

Court also convicts Aviad Moshe for child abuse, having carried out near-deadly assault on Shira Isakov in front of the boy

US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he aims to have all US forces out of Afghanistan by August 31, ending a massive two-week airlift from the country at the risk of leaving potential evacuees behind. How was August 31

Any hopes that pandemic lockdowns dented the build up of greenhouse gases have been dashed as a new report confirmed that global levels reached their highest on record in 2020.

News footage of thousands of Afghans desperate to leave their country as it is overrun by the Taliban evokes painful memories for Phat Bui, who remembers the horror of his 1975 flight from Saigon. Bui and his family — parents

Political correspondent Tal Schneider and US reporter Jacob Magid discuss expectations for the first face-to-face between the Israeli and American leaders

Sports for athletes with an impairment have existed for more than a century, but it wasn’t until after World War II that the official Paralympics began to take shape. (Image credit: Walter Attenni/AP)